Three decades after the Cold War ended without a long-feared nuclear cataclysm, arms control experts are starting to think the sigh of relief heard around the world then might have been premature. In recent weeks Russian fighter aircraft intercepted U.S. strategic bombers and surveillance planes over the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean, in one case risking a midair collision ... satellites ... Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ... ....

Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend ... “This fight has been happening for many, many decades, hundreds of years, and at this point it’s time for a change,” said Washington native ChristineMontgomery ... "> ... ‘I can’t go in’ ... ">. “It’s very hard....

In India's major attempt to peacefully resolve the month-long border conflict with China in Eastern Ladakh, the two countries have reportedly agreed to settle the standoff in accordance with various bilateral agreements. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, June 7, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the military and diplomatic dialogue between India and China will continue to resolve the situation in eastern Ladakh ... Explained ... ....

The father of a six-year-old German boy who disappeared on holiday in Portugal nearly 24 years ago says the recent dramatic developments in the Madeleine McCann case have given him hope he will finally learn what happened to his son ... It is the second unexplained disappearance of a child linked in recent days to Madeleine’s case and the newly revealed suspect, named by German media as Christian Brückner.&nbsp; ... Read more ... Read more ... ....